Woodworking blog entries tagged with 'combination'

Let me start by saying that the first part of this blog although posted earlier today, was actually made about a year ago, I just posted it today as a preceding part to the one you’re reading now… tried not to double post and ‘push’ other’s from the blog front page, so I waited half a day between 2 posts, although both were made ready at the same time.
to continue the story were I left off, what I found most difficult with setting up the box was the box joints...

The Stanley #45
Touted by Stanley as “7 Planes in One”
Beading and Center-beading
Plow
Dado
Rabbet and Filletster
Match Plane (Tongue and Groove)
Sash Plane
Slitting Plane
What shall follow in subsequent entries will be information that I’ve been able to gather on these wonderful planes. I won’t claim to be an expert on the subject matter, but rather someone with a profound interest in the uses of a Stanley #45.
I will use this first entry to...

the old, dull blade isn’t in the table saw anymore! now its a new shiny sharp freud blade!The old one wasn’t even for hardwood, it said mostly man made boards, including asbestos board, giving you an idea of its age. This is a new combo blade, and it works great!got home tried it and was amazed. It was on sale anyway.

First off, I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank fellow LumberJock Dave Polaschek for inviting me to his shop making this direct comparison possible for us. I do not own the Veritas plane, so I wouldn’t have been able to compare them without his generosity letting me play with his new toy!
Second, I’m going to throw out the disclaimer that this was by no means a 100% exhaustive test. We did not do things like study edge retention, sharpening, and haven’t done any prolonged use/testing of the V...